STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
Follow UsMost wickets in International Cricket
1347 - Muttiah Muralitharan
1001 – Shane Warne
987 – James Anderson
956 – Anil Kumble
949 – Glenn McGrath
Most wickets for a pacer in international cricket
987 – James Anderson
949 – Glenn McGrath
916 – Wasim Akram
847 – Stuart Broad
829 – Shaun Pollack
Most 5-wicket hauls in International Cricket
41 – Sir Richard Hadlee
36 – Glenn McGrath
35 – Waqar Younis
34 – James Anderson
31 – Dale Steyn
Most inns bowled in International Cricket
583 - Muttiah Muralitharan
574 – Jacques Kallis
558 – James Anderson
532 – Sanath Jayasuriya
532 – Wasim Akram
Most balls bowled in International Cricket
63132 - Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
55346 – Anil Kumble (IND)
51347 – Shane Warne (AUS)
49883 – James Anderson (ENG)
43661 – Daniel Vettori (NZ)
Most wickets in Tests
800 – Muttiah Muralitharan
708 – Shane Warne
700 – James Anderson
619 – Anil Kumble
604 – Stuart Broad
Most wickets among pacers in Tests
700 – James Anderson
604 – Stuart Broad
563 – Glenn McGrath
519 – Courtney Walsh
Most wickets against left-hand batters in Tests
256 – Ravichandran Ashwin
219 – James Anderson
193 – Stuart Broad
186 – Nathan Lyon
Most 100+ wickets against opponents in Tests
3 – Shane Warne (vs SA, vs ENG, vs NZ)
3 - Muttiah Muralitharan (vs ENG, vs IND, vs SA)
3 – James Anderson (vs IND, vs AUS, vs SA)
Most wickets in a country in Tests
493 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka
434 – James Anderson, England
398 – Stuart Broad, England
363 – Ravichandran Ashwin, India
350 – Anil Kumble, India
Most wickets at a venue in Tests
166 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
119 – James Anderson, Lord’s, London
117 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
113 – Stuart Broad, Lord’s, London
111 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Galle International Stadium, Galle
102 – Rangana Herath, Galle International Stadium, Galle
Most wickets on Day 5 of a Test match
65 – Rangana Herath
65 – James Anderson
62 – Nathan Lyon
51 – Stuart Broad
Most maidens in Tests
1794 - Muttiah Muralitharan
1761 – Shane Warne
1720 – James Anderson
1576 – Anil Kumble
1470 – Glenn Maxwell
Most matches in Tests
200 – Sachin Tendulkar
187 – James Anderson
168 – Ricky Ponting
168 – Steve Waugh
167 – Stuart Broad
Most inns bowling in Tests
348 – James Anderson
309 – Stuart Broad
273 – Shane Warne
272 – Jacques Kallis
Most wickets for England in ODIs
269 – James Anderson
234 – Darren Gough
199 – Adil Rashid
178 – Stuart Broad
173 – Chris Woakes
Most 4+ wicket hauls for England in ODIs
14 – Chris Woakes
13 – James Anderson
12 – Darren Gough
10 – Adil Rashid
10 – Stuart Broad
Most matches for England in ODIs
225 – Eoin Morgan
197 – Paul Collingwood
194 – James Anderson
181 – Jos Buttler
171 – Joe Root
Most wickets for a pacer in a country in ODIs
197 – Shaun Pollock, South Africa
169 – Brett Lee, Australia
161 – Glenn McGrath, Australia
147 – Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladesh
131 – James Anderson, England
Most wickets in England in ODIs
131 – James Anderson
108 – Darren Gough
100 – Adil Rashid
90 – Stuart Broad
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